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Chief of Police

Ed Payne

Garnett Police Department — Garnett, KS

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 22, 1947

Age 70

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief Payne was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle for speeding. As he talked with the driver the man shot him. The suspect was apprehended but shot and wounded the undersheriff and fire chief while in custody. The suspect was drunk at the time of the shootings. The suspect, a 28 year old World War II veteran, was found not guilty by reason of insanity on October 22, 1947, and committed to Larned State Mental Hospital.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Payne served with the Garnett Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Garnett community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Garnett Police Department

Location Garnett, KS

Platform Identity gpd.anderson.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 22, 1947

Age 70

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Found not guilty by reason of insanity

Military Service

Ed Payne served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief of Police Ed Payne is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Garnett Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

KS — Statewide

237

of 335 officers

70.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ed Payne's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Ed Payne Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Found not guilty by reason of insanity

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ed Payne is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ed Payne was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518